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Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

Ya know who's pissed at Garcon right now? Every other free agent wide receiver in the NFL. They could have pointed at Pierre's deal and said if he got that, you're gonna have to PAY me. If he had taken that, a guy like Marques Colston could have EASILY put himself in the $10mil per year range.

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Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

Maybe im not in-tune with the common salaries around the league.. But just looking at that number, seems like a pretty good deal for both sides. Garcon is our best big play option, drops or not. He's it.

As the years go on players are making more and more money, that's why almost every year it seems we break some position record for highest ever paid. Of course his number is going to increase from past WRs numbers.

Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

Maybe im not in-tune with the common salaries around the league.. But just looking at that number, seems like a pretty good deal for both sides. Garcon is our best big play option, drops or not. He's it.

As the years go on players are making more and more money, that's why almost every year it seems we break some position record for highest ever paid. Of course his number is going to increase from past WRs numbers.

He did a lot of his work as a #2 receiver, Reggie really got the majority of attention which made it easier for him to get open especially deep.

Having him as your #1 option with his drop situations seems horrible, especially for a young QB that is trying to build his confidence.

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I don't know why the Colts would be interested in keeping Garcon around really. What they will need is a safety net receiver. A guy who is either big enough to go get balls thrown into coverage, or fast enough to get separation. Garcon doesn't have the size, and while he is fast, he doesn't have elite blow-by-the-defender speed. I have no doubt that Luck could thread the needle if asked, but I'm not sure you want him trying it 30 times a game right away.

Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

Maybe im not in-tune with the common salaries around the league.. But just looking at that number, seems like a pretty good deal for both sides. Garcon is our best big play option, drops or not. He's it.
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It would tie Anquan Bolden for the 10th highest salary among wide receivers in the league, assuming the lower number ( 5 years/ 30 million) is correct.

I would like to see somebody try to make an argument that the is among the top 10 receivers in the NFL. He's not. Top 20? Perhaps, but I doubt it.

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Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

Does this mean that Rashard Lewis is also the second best player in the NBA? Somebody paid him like that.

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Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

I just keep getting visions of Peerless Price. A fantastic number two WR who gets a big contract to be the number one and then falls flat on his face.

He did have a much better year last year when it comes to drops, but every other year he was horrible with drops. The huge drop in the Super Bowl still is so fresh in my mind. He probably would still be running today if he caught that ball.

He is our most explosive WR, but I just do not trust the guy. Yes, he might bail out Luck with some amazing one handed catch, but then on the next third and six will just drop an easy slant to cause us to punt.

I am not surprised that Garcon wants to see what we do with Manning. I know I would not want to stick around for a rebuilding project with a rookie WR after playing my entire career with Manning.

Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

I feel you, I would rather have Wayne, but I am thinking there is a small chance that will happen, Wayne is still a beast in the redzone on the fade route, and he can separate still maybe not as much by speed but more about his route running, and he has very good hands.

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Re: Garcon reportedly turns down 5 year/35 mil contract

To me it all depends on how much is garunteed, I would have to have a bunch of bonuses in there, especially for drops...

The 1000 yd season does not bother me as much, this was really the year he would have got it if Peyton was not hurt, before that, there were a lot of options and he was trying to become one of the top two targets with Wayne, Dallas and Collie.

The last couple of years he showed his potential though, he has 2 big things before I think he becomes top receiver, drops and route running.

Slick these are old numbers and so they are a bit misleading if you look at all the new contracts and the franchise tag players.

For example Holmes signed a 5 years 45 million dollar contract and Sydney Rice signed a 5 year 43 million dollar contract last year.

Vincent Jackson under the franchise tag made 11 million and is up for another contract.

This year you got Wes Welker, DeSean Jackson, Stevie Johnson, and Marques Colston to make big money so if I were to go through all the teams and find out what they are paying their top guys this contract would put him in the top 20's and not the top 10 contracts for the 2012 season.

So basically this is more of a Joshua Cribbs type of contract (3yr/20mill).